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An Earthquake - It Could Happen Today

If an earthquake happened tomorrow, would you know what to do to protect yourself?

Prepare Your House

The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety

Take steps now to prepare yourself and your family—before the next damaging earthquake

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It's Time to Get Prepared, California!

If you live in California, chances are you live within 30 miles of an active earthquake fault. It’s not a matter of if, but when, the next earthquake will strike. A damaging earthquake could happen at any time in California…even today.

That’s why today is the best time to get earthquake ready!

CEA and Red Cross: Joining Forces to Get More Californians Prepared

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and the American Red Cross have joined forces to help more people prepare to survive and recover from the next California earthquake. Together, we promote two annual events:

The Get Prepared, California! Auction each April
The Great California ShakeOut each October

By combining Red Cross' disaster preparedness know-how with CEA's residential earthquake insurance and seismic retrofitting expertise, we’re helping more Californians get prepared against earthquakes.